If you went to school in Tampa Bay over the last 40 years, there’s a good chance architect Rick Rados designed at least one the buildings you attended.
Known for his “mall concept” school designs, his layouts often centered around a central dining or display area, with surrounding classroom “storefronts.”
“The design fosters a sense of community that students don’t get in traditional narrow corridors between rooms,” said Rados in a 1985 Tampa Tribune profile…